Two Alabama Baseball Players Earn All-SEC Honors

The 2024 SEC Baseball Awards were revealed on Monday afternoon, and the Alabama Crimson Tide had multiple players who stood out among the prestigious conference.

Alabama Baseball Shortstop Justin Lebron vs. Samford / Obtained from Alabama Baseball's X/Twitter

The 2024 SEC Baseball Awards were revealed on Monday afternoon, and the Alabama Crimson Tide had multiple players who stood out among the prestigious conference.

Shortstop Justin Lebron was named to the All-SEC First Team, Freshman Team and All-Defensive Team. Pitcher Zane Adams was named to the Freshman Team as well.

The duo are the second All-Freshman pair in as many years after Alton Davis II and Colby Shelton were named to the 2023 list. Lebron's First Team accolades are the first for a Crimson Tide player since Sam Praytor in 2021.

Their resumes speak for themselves.

Justin Lebron

• Leads the SEC in assists with 137 while making numerous highlight-reel plays from his shortstop post.
• Ranks second on the Crimson Tide in average at .340, good for 13th in the SEC.
• Tied for second on Alabama and 11th in the conference with 69 hits, including a team-high 41 in conference play that tied for sixth among league bats.

Zane Adams

• Appeared in 16 games with 13 starts totaling 58.2 innings pitched, good for third on UA.
• Earned four wins and recorded 47 strikeouts compared to 26 walks entering the SEC Tournament.

2024 SEC Baseball Awards

Player of the Year: Charlie Condon, Georgia

Pitcher of the Year: Hagen Smith, Arkansas

Freshman of the Year: Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Drew Beam, Tennessee

Coach of the Year: Nick Mingione, Kentucky

First Team All-SEC

C: Jackson Appel, Texas A&M

1B: Jac Caglianone, Florida

2B: Christian Moore, Tennessee

3B: Charlie Condon, Georgia

SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama*

SS: David Mershon, Mississippi State*

OF: Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M

OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M

OF: Dylan Dreiling, Tennessee

SP: Hagen Smith, Arkansas

SP: Khal Stephen, Mississippi State

RP: Evan Aschenbeck, Texas A&M

DH/UT: Ike Irish, Auburn*

DH/UT: Nick Lopez, Kentucky*

Second Team All-SEC

C: Cole Messina, South Carolina

1B: Blake Burke, Tennessee

2B: Peyton Stovall, Arkansas

3B: Tommy White, LSU

SS: Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas

OF: Kavares Tears, Tennessee

OF: Ryan Waldschmidt, Kentucky

OF: Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State

SP: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M

SP: Luke Holman, LSU

RP: Griffin Herring, LSU

DH/UT: Andrew Fischer, Ole Miss

Freshman All-SEC Team

Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M

Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas

Justin Lebron, Alabama

Dean Curley, Tennessee

Tre Phelps, Georgia

Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M

Zane Adams, Alabama

Steven Milam, LSU

Ashton Larson, LSU

Cade Belyeu, Auburn

Liam Peterson, Florida

Nolan Souza, Arkansas

SEC All-Defensive Team

C: Fernando Gonzalez, Georgia

1B: Blake Burke, Tennessee

2B: Emilien Pitre, Kentucky

3B: Jared Sprague-Lott, Arkansas*

3B: Mitchell Daly, Kentucky*

SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama

OF: Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M

OF: Kavares Tears, Tennessee

OF: Peyton Holt, Arkansas*

OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M

P: Mason Moore, Kentucky